BitConverter.IsLittleEndian Field

Definition

Indicates the byte order ("endianness") in which data is stored in this computer architecture.

public static readonly bool IsLittleEndian;

Field Value

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of the IsLittleEndian field.

// Example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field.
using System;

class LittleEndDemo
{
    public static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field " +
            "generates \nthe following output when run on " +
            "x86-class computers.\n");
        Console.WriteLine( "IsLittleEndian:  {0}",
            BitConverter.IsLittleEndian );
    }
}

/*
This example of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field generates
the following output when run on x86-class computers.

IsLittleEndian:  True
*/

Remarks

Different computer architectures store data using different byte orders. "Big-endian" means the most significant byte is on the left end of a word. "Little-endian" means the most significant byte is on the right end of a word.

Note

You can convert from network byte order to the byte order of the host computer without retrieving the value of the BitConverter.IsLittleEndian field by passing a 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64 bit integer to the IPAddress.HostToNetworkOrder method.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0